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My name is Amber Bruner and I am a licensed Zumba Instructor. My goal for this project was to help as many people as I could become happier and healthier...
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The aim of this project was to allow school-age learners who are learning from home due to COVID-19 to create meaningful social connections with other peers. As a way to...
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The project was realized in February 2021. We met every week during the month online through the zoom interface, and 3 participants were involved. We did soft bodywork and deep...
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I was very grateful to be the recipient of the Neighbourhood Small Grant in November 2020. My key objective was to utilize the funds to make a difference in our...
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Inspired Smartphone Photography was a weekly, live, online photography course to help seniors in the Nanaimo community express themselves and feel more positive, every day, while living in the COVID...
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The building of the Library went just great! A grant from the Vancouver Foundation got it all started. Neighbours got involved with the construction. The North Van District Parks Department...
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As a science illustrator in love with drawing, I thought it would be interesting to bring nature journal projects to kids while they are at home. So, I created Curiosity,...
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With a Neighbourhood Small Grant, last December Allison and John hosted a virtual party with neighbours in Kelowna. “We were in the midst of a second wave of Covid lock-down...
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After feeling a lack of social and emotional connection due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I had the desire to connect with others within my community who might also be feeling...
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The core of this project was to build a stand near the Brewery Creek garden entrance where excess harvest could be shared. The concept has been suggested by numerous garden...
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Our family bought and made COVID-19 journals, gratitude journals, scrapbooks, word search, crossword puzzles, coloring books and other types of activity books to help pass the time while in self-isolation....
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Our Zoom graduation house show was a success. An online version of the type of neighborhood parties we usually had, it was amazing to see our community in celebration of...
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